Serious poisoning cases among foreign mushroom pickers
Every year, the Poisons Information Centre receives numerous enquiries about serious mushroom poisoning.
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arkiv - Can folic acid supplements prevent severe language delay in children?
Folic acid can have an influence on early brain development in foetal life, suggests a2011 study from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study. Children of mothers who used a folic acid supplement
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Norway partner in the Global Health Security Agenda
As part of the Global Health Security Agenda initiative led by the USA, a high-level Commitment Development meeting was held in Finland in May 2014.
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Relationships important for mental health
What significance do relationships have for the mental health of each partner? Data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) suggests that low satisfaction in the relationship is an im
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Parental obesity and autism risk in the child
Paternal obesity could be a greater risk factor for developmental disorders in the child than maternal obesity, a 2014 study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health shows.
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Child care study
In 2012, the Language and Learning Study (SOL) at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health began to investigate children’s language, social and mental development in child care centres.
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Environmental pollutant linked with overweight
The levels of the environmental pollutant perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) that mothers had in their blood during pregnancy increased the risk of obesity in their daughters at 20 years of age.
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Anxiety and depression increase risk of sick leave
Long-term sick leave is a burden for individuals and society at large, yet very little is known about the underlying reasons for it.
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Meeting: "Commitments to the responsible use of antimicrobials"
Antimicrobial resistance (which includes antibiotic resistance) is rapidly becoming one of the greatest concerns of public health.
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Czech Republic - opportunities under EEA/Norway Grants
The Czech Republic has released a call for proposals under the priority sector Human and Social Development, with a focus on mental and children’s health objective to improve public health and reduce
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Traffic accidents - a global public health problem
Road traffic accidents in low- and middle income countries are a growing public health problem.
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